JP6076064B2 - Combustion gas amount control device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention moves the movable plate in the gas amount adjustment moving direction with respect to the fixed plate, thereby reducing the gas flow opening degree between the minimum flow opening degree and the maximum flow opening degree. A gas amount adjusting unit for changing to a fully closed opening;
An electric motor for moving the movable plate in the gas amount adjusting moving direction;
Based on the setting information of the combustion state setting unit instructing the magnitude of the target thermal power and the combustion stop, the gas flow opening is changed to the flow opening corresponding to the instructed target thermal power, In addition, the present invention relates to a combustion gas amount control device provided with a motor control unit that controls the operation of the electric motor so as to change the opening for gas flow to the fully closed opening in response to an instruction to stop combustion.

Such a combustion gas amount control device is used by being incorporated in a gas combustion device such as a gas stove, for example, equipped on a gas stove and used to control the supply of gas supplied to a stove burner.
Incidentally, in recent years, 13A city gas and LP gas are often used as gas fuel used for combustion of gas combustion equipment such as a gas stove.

  As a conventional example of such a combustion gas amount control device, as the movable plate is rotatably supported around the rotation axis, the rotation direction around the rotation axis is rotated as the gas amount adjustment moving direction. The flow opening is configured to be continuously changed between the minimum flow opening and the maximum opening in a form including a portion that increases and decreases, and the movable plate existing side in the fixed plate is Prepare multiple types of orifice member according to the type of gas fuel as the orifice member to be installed on the opposite side of the upper surface side, and select and install the orifice member according to the type of gas fuel to be used. There is a combustion gas amount control device configured to do this (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Incidentally, in Patent Document 1, four first communication holes having different opening areas are formed in the fixed plate along an arc centering on the rotation axis of the movable plate, and the movable plate has an elliptical shape. The second communication hole is formed.
And, the movable plate is rotated around the rotation axis, so that the second communication hole selectively matches the four first communication holes, thereby changing the flow opening degree. In a state where the second communication hole does not match any of the four first communication holes, the gas flow opening is configured to be a fully closed opening.

Japanese Patent No. 3830357

  Since the conventional combustion gas amount control device is equipped with a plurality of orifice members prepared according to the type of gas fuel according to the type of gas fuel to be used, When producing a control device, one of a plurality of types of orifice members is selected and installed in accordance with the type of gas used in a gas combustion device incorporating the combustion gas amount control device.

  However, the operation of selecting and installing one of a plurality of types of orifice members is a laborious and troublesome operation, and it is difficult to improve the production efficiency of the combustion gas amount control device, and an improvement is desired. It was a thing.

In addition, when performing inspection and maintenance work for the combustion gas quantity control device incorporated in the gas combustion equipment, it is necessary to avoid problems such as gas leaks at the user's home where the gas combustion equipment is installed. It is premised that the entire combustion gas amount control device is replaced with a new combustion gas control device.
For this reason, manufacturers of gas combustion equipment need to store a plurality of types of combustion gas control devices equipped with a plurality of types of orifice members as inventory items, and inventory management of the combustion gas control devices is complicated. From this point of view, improvement is desired.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a combustion gas amount control device capable of improving production efficiency and facilitating inventory management. .

The combustion gas amount control device of the present invention moves the movable plate in the gas amount adjustment moving direction with respect to the fixed plate, thereby reducing the gas flow opening degree between the minimum flow opening degree and the maximum flow opening degree. A gas amount adjusting unit for changing between the opening degree and the fully closed opening degree,
An electric motor for moving the movable plate in the gas amount adjusting moving direction;
Based on the setting information of the combustion state setting unit instructing the magnitude of the target thermal power and the combustion stop, the gas flow opening is changed to the flow opening corresponding to the instructed target thermal power, And a motor control unit for controlling the operation of the electric motor to change the gas flow opening to the fully closed opening in response to the combustion stop instruction. The configuration is
The gas amount adjusting unit gradually decreases or increases the flow opening as the movable plate moves in the gas amount adjusting moving direction. Configured to continuously change between the flow opening degree,
When the motor control unit is instructed about the magnitude of the target heating power, the gas type setting information of the gas type setting unit for setting which type of gas fuel is used, and the plurality of types of gas For each of the fuels, based on the opening change information that defines the relationship between the magnitude of the designated target thermal power and the flow opening, the gas flow opening corresponding to the designated target thermal power It is configured to control the operation of the electric motor in order to change to the opening degree .
The gas amount adjusting unit is
When the movable plate is moved in one direction along the gas amount adjustment moving direction, the flow opening gradually increases, and the movable plate follows the gas amount adjustment moving direction. Is configured to gradually reduce the flow opening degree by being operated to move in the other side direction, and
The rotation phase corresponding to the minimum heating power of the gas fuel on the low calorific value side of the plurality of types of gas fuel by rotating the output shaft of the electric motor in the rotation direction for moving the movable plate in the other side direction. An opening degree adjusting means for adjusting the opening degree when rotated to a proper setting opening degree corresponding to the minimum heating power for the gas fuel on the low calorific value side,
The opening degree adjusting means is means for adjusting the movement of the fixed plate in the gas amount adjusting moving direction .

  That is, the minimum flow opening and the maximum flow opening in a form in which the gas amount adjustment unit gradually decreases or gradually increases the flow opening as the movable plate moves in the gas amount adjustment moving direction. The flow opening is accurately adjusted between the minimum flow opening and the maximum flow opening by moving the movable plate. Can do.

  Then, by setting the type of gas fuel to be used in the gas type setting unit, the motor control unit is instructed for the gas type setting information of the gas type setting unit and each of the plurality of types of gas fuel. Based on the opening change information that defines the relationship between the magnitude of the thermal power and the opening of the flow, the operation of the electric motor is changed to change the opening for gas flow to the opening of the flow corresponding to the instructed target thermal power. To control.

  That is, the gas amount adjusting unit can accurately adjust the flow opening between the minimum flow opening and the maximum flow opening by the moving operation of the movable plate. Based on the setting information and the opening change information, the operation of the electric motor is controlled to change the opening for gas flow to the flow opening corresponding to the instructed target thermal power. Each can be appropriately changed to the opening degree corresponding to the target thermal power.

Thus, although it is a combustion gas amount control apparatus of one form, since it can change into the flow opening degree corresponding to target thermal power about each of a plurality of kinds of gas, the kind of gas fuel to be used Regardless of this, it is only necessary to produce one form of combustion gas amount control device.
In addition, in the production process, it is not necessary to install a special part corresponding to the type of gas fuel to be used.
Therefore, the production efficiency of the combustion gas amount control device can be improved.

  In addition, since the produced combustion gas amount control device is compatible with a plurality of types of gas fuel, the combustion gas amount control device used for the inspection and maintenance work of the combustion gas amount control device incorporated in the gas combustion device is used. As the gas amount control device, it is only necessary to store one form of combustion gas amount control device as a stock for a plurality of types of gas fuels to be used, thereby facilitating inventory management.

  In short, according to the first characteristic configuration of the present invention, it is possible to provide a combustion gas amount control device capable of improving production efficiency and facilitating inventory management.

Further, according to the first characteristic configuration, when the movable plate is moved in one direction along the gas amount adjustment moving direction, the opening degree of the flow is gradually increased, and the movable plate is moved to the gas amount. When the movement operation is performed in the other direction along the adjustment moving direction, the flow opening degree is gradually reduced.

  Then, by the opening degree adjusting means, the output shaft of the electric motor is rotated in the rotation direction in which the movable plate is moved in the other direction, so that the minimum heating power for the gas fuel on the low calorific value side of the plurality of types of gas fuel is obtained. Adjust the target heating power from a large heating power to a minimum heating power because the opening degree when rotating to the corresponding rotation phase can be adjusted to a setting appropriate opening corresponding to the minimum heating power for the gas fuel on the low calorific value side In this case, among the plural types of gas fuel, the gas amount at the minimum heating power of the gas fuel on the low calorific value side having a large amount of gas flowing at the minimum heating power can be adjusted to an appropriate gas amount.

In other words, among the plurality of types of gas fuel, the opening degree corresponding to the minimum thermal power for the gas fuel on the low calorific value side where the amount of gas flowing at the minimum thermal power is large is The amount of gas flowing at the minimum thermal power is smaller than the flow opening degree corresponding to the minimum thermal power for the high calorific value side gas.
Therefore, when the opening degree corresponding to the minimum heating power for the gas fuel on the low calorific value side is shifted by a unit amount, the opening degree corresponding to the minimum heating power for the gas fuel on the high heat value side is the unit amount. When compared with the case of deviation, the change in the gas amount for the gas fuel on the low calorific value side is larger than the change in the gas amount on the gas fuel on the high calorific value side.

  Therefore, if the flow opening when the output shaft is rotated to the rotational phase corresponding to the minimum thermal power for the gas fuel on the low calorific value side deviates from the set appropriate opening corresponding to the minimum thermal power, the minimum thermal power When the target thermal power is largely changed from the appropriate gas amount and the target thermal power is adjusted from the large thermal power to the minimum thermal power, there is a possibility that it cannot be adjusted appropriately to the minimum thermal power. However, according to the second feature configuration, When adjusting the thermal power from a large thermal power to a minimum thermal power, among the multiple types of gas fuel, the gas amount at the minimum thermal power is appropriate for the gas fuel on the low calorific value side where there is a large amount of gas flowing at the minimum thermal power Therefore, it is possible to satisfactorily adjust the target heating power from a large heating power to a minimum heating power.

  By the way, the minimum thermal power is, for example, a thermal power used when cooking boiled food with a small heating amount in a gas stove as a gas combustion device, and when the minimum thermal power cannot be adjusted to an appropriate size thermal power. Inconveniences such as inability to cook boiled foods occur, so it is desirable to adjust the heating power to an appropriate size.

In short, according to the first characterizing feature of the present invention, in addition to the above Symbol operation for effect, among a plurality of types of gas fuels, when using the gas fuel of the low heating value side, the target thermal from a large thermal A combustion gas amount control device capable of satisfactorily adjusting to the minimum heating power can be provided.

In addition, according to the first characteristic configuration, the opening adjustment means is configured by using the fixing plate so that the fixing plate can be moved and adjusted in the gas amount adjustment moving direction. It can be configured in a simple form using the existing fixing plate effectively.

In short, according to the first characterizing feature of the present invention, in addition to the above Symbol operation for effect, the opening adjustment means can provide a combustion gas amount control device that can be configured in a simple form.

The combustion gas amount control device of the present invention moves the movable plate in the gas amount adjustment moving direction with respect to the fixed plate, thereby reducing the gas flow opening degree between the minimum flow opening degree and the maximum flow opening degree. A gas amount adjusting unit for changing between the opening degree and the fully closed opening degree,
An electric motor for moving the movable plate in the gas amount adjusting moving direction;
Based on the setting information of the combustion state setting unit instructing the magnitude of the target thermal power and the combustion stop, the gas flow opening is changed to the flow opening corresponding to the instructed target thermal power, And a motor control unit for controlling the operation of the electric motor so as to change the opening for gas flow to the fully closed opening in accordance with an instruction to stop combustion. The configuration is
The gas amount adjusting unit gradually decreases or increases the flow opening as the movable plate moves in the gas amount adjusting moving direction. Configured to continuously change between the flow opening degree,
When the motor control unit is instructed about the magnitude of the target heating power, the gas type setting information of the gas type setting unit for setting which type of gas fuel is used, and the plurality of types of gas For each of the fuels, based on the opening change information that defines the relationship between the magnitude of the designated target thermal power and the flow opening, the gas flow opening corresponding to the designated target thermal power It is configured to control the operation of the electric motor in order to change to the opening degree.
The gas amount adjusting unit is
When the movable plate is moved in one direction along the gas amount adjustment moving direction, the flow opening gradually increases, and the movable plate follows the gas amount adjustment moving direction. Is configured to gradually reduce the flow opening degree by being operated to move in the other side direction, and
The rotation phase corresponding to the minimum heating power of the gas fuel on the low calorific value side of the plurality of types of gas fuel by rotating the output shaft of the electric motor in the rotation direction for moving the movable plate in the other side direction. An opening degree adjusting means for adjusting the opening degree when rotated to a proper setting opening degree corresponding to the minimum heating power for the gas fuel on the low calorific value side,
The electric motor is a stepping motor;
Rotation phase detection means for detecting the rotation phase of the output shaft is provided,
The motor control unit is
When the number of pulses applied to the electric motor is managed on the basis of the state where the output shaft is rotated to the set reference rotation phase, and when the rotation direction of the electric motor is changed, a pre-set play correction The number of pulses is added, the number of pulses applied to the electric motor to move the movable plate is determined, and the electric motor is driven, and
When the electric motor is operated so that the output shaft is in the set reference rotation phase, the output shaft is deviated from the set reference rotation phase based on detection information of the rotation phase detecting means. When it is determined, the electric motor is driven to rotate the output shaft to the set reference rotation phase.

That is, the minimum flow opening and the maximum flow opening in a form in which the gas amount adjustment unit gradually decreases or gradually increases the flow opening as the movable plate moves in the gas amount adjustment moving direction. The flow opening is accurately adjusted between the minimum flow opening and the maximum flow opening by moving the movable plate. Can do.
Then, by setting the type of gas fuel to be used in the gas type setting unit, the motor control unit is instructed for the gas type setting information of the gas type setting unit and each of the plurality of types of gas fuel. Based on the opening change information that defines the relationship between the magnitude of the thermal power and the opening of the flow, the operation of the electric motor is changed to change the opening for gas flow to the opening of the flow corresponding to the instructed target thermal power. To control.
That is, the gas amount adjusting unit can accurately adjust the flow opening between the minimum flow opening and the maximum flow opening by the moving operation of the movable plate. Based on the setting information and the opening change information, the operation of the electric motor is controlled to change the opening for gas flow to the flow opening corresponding to the instructed target thermal power. Each can be appropriately changed to the opening degree corresponding to the target thermal power.
Thus, although it is a combustion gas amount control apparatus of one form, since it can change into the flow opening degree corresponding to target thermal power about each of a plurality of kinds of gas, the kind of gas fuel to be used Regardless of this, it is only necessary to produce one form of combustion gas amount control device.
In addition, in the production process, it is not necessary to install a special part corresponding to the type of gas fuel to be used.
Therefore, the production efficiency of the combustion gas amount control device can be improved.
In addition, since the produced combustion gas amount control device is compatible with a plurality of types of gas fuel, the combustion gas amount control device used for the inspection and maintenance work of the combustion gas amount control device incorporated in the gas combustion device is used. As the gas amount control device, it is only necessary to store one form of combustion gas amount control device as a stock for a plurality of types of gas fuels to be used, thereby facilitating inventory management.
In short, according to the second characteristic configuration of the present invention, it is possible to provide a combustion gas amount control device capable of improving production efficiency and facilitating inventory management.
Further, according to the second characteristic configuration of the present invention, when the movable plate is operated to move in one direction along the gas amount adjustment moving direction, the flow opening degree is gradually increased, and the movable plate is As the gas amount adjustment moving direction is moved in the other direction, the opening degree of the flow is gradually reduced.
Then, by the opening degree adjusting means, the output shaft of the electric motor is rotated in the rotation direction in which the movable plate is moved in the other direction, so that the minimum heating power for the gas fuel on the low calorific value side of the plurality of types of gas fuel is obtained. Adjust the target heating power from a large heating power to a minimum heating power because the opening degree when rotating to the corresponding rotation phase can be adjusted to a setting appropriate opening corresponding to the minimum heating power for the gas fuel on the low calorific value side In this case, among the plural types of gas fuel, the gas amount at the minimum heating power of the gas fuel on the low calorific value side having a large amount of gas flowing at the minimum heating power can be adjusted to an appropriate gas amount.
In other words, among the plurality of types of gas fuel, the opening degree corresponding to the minimum thermal power for the gas fuel on the low calorific value side where the amount of gas flowing at the minimum thermal power is large is The amount of gas flowing at the minimum thermal power is smaller than the flow opening degree corresponding to the minimum thermal power for the high calorific value side gas.
Therefore, when the opening degree corresponding to the minimum heating power for the gas fuel on the low calorific value side is shifted by a unit amount, the opening degree corresponding to the minimum heating power for the gas fuel on the high heat value side is the unit amount. When compared with the case of deviation, the change in the gas amount for the gas fuel on the low calorific value side is larger than the change in the gas amount on the gas fuel on the high calorific value side.
Therefore, if the opening degree when the output shaft is rotated to the rotation phase corresponding to the minimum thermal power for the gas fuel on the low calorific value side deviates from the set appropriate opening corresponding to the minimum thermal power, the minimum
When the target gas power is greatly changed from the appropriate gas amount and the target heat power is adjusted from the large heat power to the minimum heat power, there is a possibility that it cannot be appropriately adjusted to the minimum heat power, but according to the second feature configuration, When adjusting the target thermal power from a large thermal power to a minimum thermal power, among the multiple types of gas fuel, the gas amount at the minimum thermal power for the gas fuel on the low calorific value side with a large amount of gas flowing at the minimum thermal power, Since the gas amount can be adjusted to an appropriate amount, it is possible to satisfactorily adjust the target heating power from a large heating power to a minimum heating power.
By the way, the minimum thermal power is, for example, a thermal power used when cooking boiled food with a small heating amount in a gas stove as a gas combustion device, and when the minimum thermal power cannot be adjusted to an appropriate size thermal power. Inconveniences such as inability to cook boiled foods occur, so it is desirable to adjust the heating power to an appropriate size.
In short, according to the second characteristic configuration of the present invention, in addition to the above-described effects, the target thermal power is changed from a large thermal power to a minimum thermal power when using a low-calorific value gas fuel among a plurality of types of gas fuels. Therefore, it is possible to provide a combustion gas amount control device that can satisfactorily adjust to the above.
Further, according to the second feature configuration , the motor control unit moves the movable plate in such a manner that the number of pulses applied to the electric motor is managed based on the state in which the output shaft rotates to the set reference rotation phase. Since the number of pulses applied to the electric motor is determined and the electric motor is driven, that is, when the movable plate is moved, it can be moved while the output shaft is rotated to the set reference rotation phase as a reference. Since the electric motor is driven in such a manner that the number of pulses for moving the plate by a target amount is applied and the number of pulses is applied to the electric motor, the electric motor can be controlled in a simple control form with a small load on the motor control unit. (Stepping motor) can be driven.

  That is, in driving the electric motor (stepping motor), it is conceivable to drive the electric motor (stepping motor) in a feedback control form using detection information of the rotation phase detection means as feedback information. In this feedback control form, Since the electric motor (stepping motor) is driven while reading the detection information of the rotation phase detection means at set intervals, the load on the motor control unit increases.

In the second characteristic configuration, the number of pulses for moving the movable plate by a target amount is determined, and the number of pulses is applied to the electric motor, that is, the electric motor (stepping motor) is driven in a so-called open loop form. Therefore, the electric motor (stepping motor) can be driven with a simple control mode in which the load of the motor control unit is small.

  In addition, when the motor control unit changes the rotation direction of the electric motor, the number of pulses applied to the electric motor to move the movable plate is added in a form of adding a preset number of pulses for play correction. Therefore, the movable plate can be appropriately moved and operated regardless of the linkage interchange (play) of the linkage mechanism that links the output shaft of the electric motor (stepping motor) and the movable plate.

  In other words, the linkage mechanism that links the output shaft of the electric motor (stepping motor) and the movable plate has linkage accommodation (play). Therefore, when the rotation direction of the electric motor is changed, linkage accommodation (play). The amount of movement of the movable plate will be insufficient by an amount corresponding to the number of pulses, but the number of pulses for moving the movable plate by the target amount is set in advance by the number of pulses for play correction corresponding to linkage accommodation (play). In addition, the movable plate can be appropriately moved by driving an electric motor (stepping motor).

  Further, when the motor control unit operates the electric motor so that the output shaft is set to the set reference rotation phase, the output shaft is deviated from the set reference rotation phase based on the detection information of the rotation phase detecting means. Is determined, the electric motor is driven so as to rotate the output shaft to the set reference rotation phase. Therefore, as described above, the electric motor (stepping motor) is driven in an open loop form. Thus, even if the rotation phase of the output shaft is shifted due to the step-out of the electric motor (stepping motor) or the like, the shift can be corrected.

In short, according to the second characterizing feature of the present invention, in addition to the above Symbol operation for effect, it is possible to drive the electric motor (stepper motor) in a simple control mode, moreover, the output of the electric motor (stepping motor) Regardless of the linkage flexibility (play) of the linkage mechanism that links the shaft and the movable plate, the movable plate can be moved appropriately, and even if the rotational phase of the output shaft is deviated, the displacement It is possible to provide a combustion gas amount control device capable of correcting the above.
In addition to the second characteristic configuration described above, the third characteristic configuration of the combustion gas amount control device of the present invention includes:
The opening degree adjusting means is means for adjusting the movement of the fixed plate in the gas amount adjusting moving direction.
That is, since the fixed plate can be moved and adjusted in the moving direction for adjusting the gas amount, and the opening adjustment means is configured using the fixed plate, the opening adjustment means is effectively used for the existing fixed plate. Can be configured in a simple form.
In short, according to the third characteristic configuration of the present invention, in addition to the operational effects of the second characteristic configuration, it is possible to provide a combustion gas amount control device in which the opening degree adjusting means can be configured in a simple form.

In addition to the second or third characteristic configuration described above, the fourth characteristic configuration of the combustion gas amount control device of the present invention includes:
The set reference rotational phase of the output shaft is defined as a rotational phase for operating the gas flow opening to the fully closed opening.

  That is, since the set reference rotation phase is set to the rotation phase for operating the gas flow opening to the fully closed position, when the gas flow opening is operated to the fully closed position by the combustion stop instruction In this case, the output shaft is rotated to the set reference rotation phase.

  Therefore, every time the output shaft is rotated to the set reference rotation phase by the instruction to stop combustion, it is determined whether or not the output shaft is deviated from the set reference rotation phase based on the detection information of the rotation phase detecting means. If there is a deviation, the electric motor is driven so as to rotate the output shaft to the set reference rotation phase, so that the opening for gas flow is reliably operated to the fully closed position by an instruction to stop combustion. be able to.

In short, according to the fourth feature configuration of the present invention, in addition to the operational effect of the second or third feature configuration, the gas flow opening degree can be reliably operated to the fully closed opening degree by an instruction to stop combustion. A combustion gas amount control device that can be used can be provided.

In addition to the fourth characteristic configuration described above, the fifth characteristic configuration of the combustion gas amount control device of the present invention includes:
The gas amount adjusting unit gradually decreases the gas flow opening to the minimum flow opening of the flow opening by moving the movable plate in the other side direction, When the movable plate is continuously moved in the other side direction, the opening for gas flow is changed to the fully closed opening.

  That is, when the movable plate is moved in the other direction, the opening for gas flow is gradually reduced to the minimum flow opening, and then the movable plate is moved in the other direction. When the gas flow opening is changed to the fully closed opening, the heating power gradually changes in the middle of changing the gas flowing opening to the fully closed opening in accordance with the instruction to stop combustion. Get smaller.

  In this manner, when the combustion stop is instructed by changing the gas flow opening to the fully closed opening and stopping the combustion, the thermal power gradually decreases, so that the user-friendliness can be improved.

In other words, according to the instruction to stop combustion, when changing the gas flow opening to the fully closed opening to stop the combustion, the user recognizes that the flame will change to a state where it disappears, If there is a state in which the heating power increases during the stop of combustion, there is a risk of causing inconvenience to the user. However, according to the fifth feature, the gas flow opening degree is determined by an instruction to stop combustion. Since the heating power gradually decreases in the middle of the change to the fully closed opening, the above disadvantages can be avoided and the user-friendliness can be improved.

In short, according to the fifth characteristic configuration of the present invention, it is possible to provide a combustion gas amount control device capable of improving usability in addition to the operational effects of the fourth characteristic configuration.

In addition to the fourth or fifth characteristic configuration described above, the sixth characteristic configuration of the combustion gas amount control device according to the present invention includes:
The motor control unit is configured to control the operation of the electric motor to change the gas flow opening to the fully closed opening when abnormality occurrence information is input. To do.

  That is, the motor control unit is configured to control the operation of the electric motor so as to change the opening for gas flow to the fully closed position when abnormality occurrence information is input. It is possible to improve the safety by operating the degree to the fully closed opening degree, and it is possible to appropriately start the combustion from the state where the gas flow opening degree is fully closed.

That is, the abnormality occurrence state is, for example, a state where the burning gas burner extinguishes even though the gas supply is not stopped, a state where the cooking container heated by the gas burner becomes abnormally high temperature, etc. It is.
Therefore, in such a state, it is possible to improve the safety by operating the gas flow opening to the fully closed opening to cut off the gas supply.

  After that, when the combustion is started again, the gas flow opening is already operated to the fully closed position. Therefore, the gas flow is not operated without operating the gas flow opening to the fully closed position. Combustion can be properly started from the state where the diversion opening is fully closed.

In short, according to the sixth characteristic configuration of the present invention, in addition to the operational effects of the fourth or fifth characteristic configuration, safety can be improved, and the opening for gas flow is set to the fully closed opening. Thus, it is possible to provide a combustion gas amount control device that can appropriately start combustion from the state that has been achieved.

In addition to any of the first to sixth characteristic configurations, the seventh characteristic configuration of the combustion gas amount control device of the present invention is
The movable plate is rotatably supported around a rotation axis along the axis of the output shaft, and is rotated by the electric motor with the rotation direction around the rotation axis as the gas amount adjustment moving direction. It is characterized by being configured to be operated.

  That is, the movable plate is rotatably supported around the rotation axis along the axis of the output shaft, and is rotated by the electric motor with the rotation direction around the rotation axis as the gas amount adjustment moving direction. Since the electric motor, the movable plate, and the fixed plate are arranged along the axial direction of the output shaft of the electric motor, the overall configuration can be made compact.

In short, according to the seventh characteristic configuration of the present invention, in addition to the operational effects of any of the first to sixth characteristic configurations, it is possible to provide a combustion gas amount control device capable of reducing the overall configuration. .

Gas stove perspective view Schematic diagram showing gas fuel flow path configuration Perspective view of gas flow control unit Notched side view of high thermal power control unit Exploded perspective view of high thermal power control unit Plan view of movable plate Partially cutaway side view showing the main part of the control unit for high thermal power Notched plan view showing relationship between safety valve, safety valve operating body and movable body Notched plan view showing the same relationship Notched plan view showing the same relationship The figure which shows the relationship between the rotation phase of the output shaft and the opening for gas flow Schematic diagram of stepping motor The figure which shows the energization current to the stepping motor Flow chart showing control operation Time chart showing ignition process and thermal power adjustment process Time chart showing fire extinguishing process

Embodiment
Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
(Overall configuration of gas stove)
As shown in FIG. 1, the illustrated gas stove includes three stove burners 1 on an upper surface portion of a stove body, and a grill burner 2 (see FIG. 2) in a grill portion GR inside the stove body. And built-in type that is built into the kitchen counter.
The three stove burners 1 are a high thermal power burner 1A disposed on the left side, a standard burner 1B disposed on the right side, and a small thermal power burner 1C disposed at a central rear side in the lateral width direction.
The grill burner 2 is an upper grill burner 2U and a lower grill burner 2S (see FIG. 2).

The upper surface of the stove body is covered with a glass top plate 3, and a grill exhaust port 4 for exhausting combustion exhaust gas from the grill portion GR is formed at a rear side portion of the upper surface of the stove body.
Further, on the top of the top plate 3, there are provided five virtues 5 for placing a cooking container such as a pot heated by each of the three stove burners 1.

Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 2, each of the three burner 1 and grill burner 2 is equipped with an ignition detection sensor J for detecting ignition, which is configured by using an igniter L for ignition, a thermocouple, and the like. .
In addition, although the grill lower burner 2S as the grill burner 2 is equipped with a pair of left and right, only one is shown in FIG.

(Operation configuration of gas stove)
As shown in FIG. 1, an operation tool 6A for high thermal power with respect to the high thermal power burner 1A is disposed at the left side of the front portion of the stove body, and the A standard operating tool 6B for the burner 1B and a small thermal power operating tool 6C for the small thermal power burner 1C are disposed.
In the following description, when it is not necessary to distinguish between the high thermal power operating tool 6A, the small thermal power operating tool 6C, and the standard operating tool 6B, they are referred to as the operating tool 6.

  Each operation tool 6 issues a command for starting combustion (hereinafter abbreviated as an ignition command) and a command for stopping combustion (hereinafter abbreviated as a fire extinguishing command) for the corresponding combustor 1, and the corresponding control burner. 1 for instructing the magnitude of the target thermal power (hereinafter, abbreviated as a thermal power adjustment command). Specifically, every time the operation is pushed forward, an ignition command and a fire extinguishing command are alternately displayed. The thermal power control command is commanded by commanding and rotating in the forward and reverse directions around the longitudinal axis.

  In other words, each operation tool 6 moves in the direction of the rotation axis each time it is pushed, and is pushed into the inside of the stove body by the position holding mechanism (not shown) and the protrusion protruding forward. It is configured so that it can be switched to a position, and when each operation tool 6 is switched to the protruding position, it can be rotated in both the forward direction and the reverse direction.

  Point extinguishing switches 7A, 7B, and 7C (see FIG. 2) are provided corresponding to each operating tool 6, and these point extinguishing switches 7A, 7B, and 7C are turned off when the operating tool 6 is operated to the pushed-in position. When the operation tool 6 is operated to the protruding position, the device is configured to be in the ON (on) state.

As shown in FIG. 2, the detection information of the point fire extinguishing switches 7A, 7B, 7C is input to an operation control unit U as an operation control means.
The operation control unit U determines that it is an ignition command when the point extinguishing switches 7A, 7B, and 7C are turned on, and when the point extinguishing switches 7A, 7B, and 7C are turned off (off), And, as will be described later, an ignition process is executed based on the ignition command, and a fire extinguishing process is executed based on the fire extinguishing command.

Further, rotary encoders 8A, 8B and 8C (see FIG. 2) as pulse generating means for outputting a pulse signal in accordance with the rotation operation of each operation tool 6 are provided corresponding to each operation tool 6.
These rotary encoders 8A, 8B, and 8C are configured such that one of the two pulse signals advances in phase with respect to the other pulse signal as the operation tool 6 rotates in one direction. In a state where the phase of the other pulse signal is advanced from that of the one pulse signal in accordance with the rotation operation in the direction, two pulse signals having different phases are output in accordance with the rotation operation of each operation tool 6. ing.

As shown in FIG. 2, the detection information of each rotary encoder 8A, 8B, 8C is input to the operation control unit U.
Based on the pulse signals of the rotary encoders 8A, 8B, 8C, the operation control unit U issues a one-step heating power increase command as a heating power adjustment command each time the operation tool 6 is rotated to the right by a set angle. Each time the operating tool 6 is rotated to the left by a set angle, it is determined that a one-step heating power reduction command has been commanded as a heating power adjustment command. The thermal power adjustment processing is executed based on the thermal power adjustment command (thermal power increase command, thermal power decrease command).

  Incidentally, although not shown in the drawing, an imparting means for imparting a click feeling to each operation tool 6 is provided in a state of imparting a click feeling each time each operation tool 6 is rotated by a set angle in the left direction and the right direction. Thus, it is easy to rotate each operation tool 6 by a set angle in the left direction and the right direction.

In this embodiment, it is comprised so that the 9 steps | paragraph of target thermal power can be set as a magnitude | size of target thermal power.
And the gas stove of this embodiment is comprised so that 13A city gas (henceforth 13A gas) and LP gas can be used as gas fuel, Comprising: About any gas fuel, target It is comprised so that the magnitude | size of a thermal power can be set to the target thermal power of 9 steps.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the operation control unit U is based on gas type setting information set by a gas type setting switch GE as a gas type setting unit that sets which of a plurality of types of gas fuel. Thus, even when a target heating power of the same size is commanded by the operation tool 6, the flow opening degree of the stove flow rate control valves 16A, 16B, 16C (details will be described later) according to the set gas type It is comprised so that it may change to a flow opening degree.

Incidentally, the three burner 1 and the grill burner 2 are provided with a mixing pipe into which the primary air is introduced by the ejector action when the gas fuel is supplied from the gas ejection nozzle and the gas fuel is ejected from the gas ejection nozzle, And it is comprised so that secondary air may be introduced and combusted with combustion.
And as a gas ejection nozzle, the gas ejection nozzle according to 13A gas and the gas ejection nozzle according to LP gas are prepared, and it is comprised so that it may select according to the kind of gas fuel which uses these gas ejection nozzles Has been.

In addition, a setting operation for a stove for inputting information such as a cooking menu to the lower side portion of the front side portion of the stove body, that is, the lower side portion of the operation tool for small heating power 6C and the operation tool for standard 6B. A section SC is provided.
Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the setting information of the stove setting operation unit SC is input to the operation control unit U, and the operation control unit U performs an operation corresponding to the cooking menu set while adjusting the heating power. However, in this embodiment, detailed description of the combustion control based on the setting information of the stove setting operation unit SC is omitted.

  Incidentally, in this embodiment, each operation tool 6 functions as a combustion state setting unit M (see FIG. 2) for instructing the start of combustion, the magnitude of the target heating power, and the combustion stop.

A power switch 9 is provided above the right side of the front surface of the stove body, and the operation control unit U performs power control when the power switch 9 is turned on and operated. Is configured to be supplied.
Incidentally, the electric power supplied when the power switch 9 is turned on and operated is also used as operating electric power for various devices included in the stove body.

A grill setting operation portion SG for the grill burner 2 is disposed at a lower side portion of the left side portion of the front surface of the stove body, that is, a lower portion of the high heating power operation tool 6A.
Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the setting information of the grill setting operation unit SG is input to the operation control unit U, and the operation control unit U burns the upper burner 2U and the lower grill burner 2S of the grill unit GR. However, in this embodiment, the description of the combustion control of the upper grill burner 2U and the lower grill burner 2S is omitted.

(Gas fuel supply configuration of gas stove)
As shown in FIG. 2, the three stove branch paths 12A, 12B, 12C for the three stove burners 1 and the grill branch path 13 for the grill burner 2 are branched into the source gas path 11 to which the gas fuel is supplied. Connected with.

The original gas passage 11 is provided with a closed and energized original solenoid valve 15, and each of the three stove branch passages 12A, 12B, and 12C has gas fuel supplied to the three stove burners 1. Stove flow rate adjustment valves 16A, 16B, and 16C for adjusting the supply amount are provided, and a grill flow rate adjustment valve 17 for adjusting the supply amount of gas fuel supplied to the grill burner 2 is provided in the grill branch 13. It is arranged.
In the following description, when it is not necessary to distinguish the three stove branch paths 12A, 12B, and 12C, they are described as the branch path 12, and the stove flow rate control valves 16A, 16B, and 16C need to be distinguished. When there is no flow rate, the flow rate control valve 16 is described.

The stove flow control valves 16A, 16B, and 16C function as a gas amount adjusting unit that changes the opening for gas flow to a flow opening between a minimum flow opening and a maximum flow opening and a fully closed opening. It is configured to be operated by the stove stepping motors 18A, 18B, 18C, the details of which will be described later.
Similarly, the grill flow control valve 17 is configured to be operated by a grill stepping motor 19.
In the following description, when there is no need to distinguish between the three stove stepping motors 18A, 18B, and 18C, the stepping motor 18 is described.

In addition, the stove safety valves 20A, 20B, and 20C are disposed in the three stove branch paths 12A, 12B, and 12C, respectively, and the grill branch path 13 is equipped with the grill safety valve 21 and the grill governor 22. Has been.
The stove safety valves 20A, 20B, and 20C are elastically biased to the closed state that shuts off the gas supply, and are held in the open state by the electromagnetic holding unit 20G (see FIG. 8) when operated in the open state. The grill safety valve 21 is configured in the same manner.

The stove safety valves 20A, 20B, and 20C are configured to be opened by the stove stepping motors 18A, 18B, and 18C, details of which will be described later.
Similarly, the grill safety valve 21 is configured to be opened by the grill stepping motor 19.
In the following description, when it is not necessary to distinguish the three stove safety valves 20A, 20B, and 20C, they are referred to as safety valves 20.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a gas flow control unit V is provided, and the gas flow control unit V includes the original solenoid valve 15, the stove flow control valves 16A, 16B, and 16C, and the stove safety valves 20A, 20B, and 20C. The grill flow control valve 17, the grill safety valve 21, and the grill governor 22 are integrally incorporated.

  That is, the gas flow control unit V includes a high thermal power control unit VA corresponding to the high thermal power burner 1A, a standard control unit VB corresponding to the standard burner 1B, a small thermal power control unit VC corresponding to the small thermal power burner 1C, and The grill control unit VG corresponding to the grill burner 2 and the original solenoid valve 15 are provided.

The high thermal power control unit VA is configured to include a stove flow rate adjusting valve 16A, a stove safety valve 20A, and a stove stepping motor 18A.
The standard control unit VB is configured to be equipped with a stove flow control valve 16B, a stove safety valve 20B, and a stove stepping motor 18B.
The small thermal power control unit VC is configured to include a stove flow rate adjusting valve 16C, a stove safety valve 20C, and a stove stepping motor 18C.
The grill control unit VG is configured to include a grill flow control valve 17, a grill safety valve 21, a grill stepping motor 19, and a grill governor 22.

(Configuration of control unit for high thermal power)
Since the high thermal power control unit VA, the standard control unit VB, and the small thermal power control unit VC have the same configuration, the specific configuration will be described below with the high thermal power control unit VA as a representative.
In the following description, the stove flow rate control valve 16A is described as the flow rate control valve 16, the stove safety valve 20A is described as the safety valve 20, and the stove stepping motor 18A is described as the stepping motor 18.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the high thermal power control unit VA incorporates the flow rate adjustment valve 16 and the safety valve 20 in the casing 25, and includes a stepping motor 18 at the bottom of the casing 25.
Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 4, a potentiometer PM as a rotational phase detection means for detecting the rotational phase of the output shaft 18T of the stepping motor 18 is provided in a state of being interlocked and connected to the output shaft 18T by a gear type interlocking mechanism. It has been.

The flow rate adjustment valve 16 moves the movable plate 27 in the gas amount adjustment moving direction with respect to the fixed plate 26 installed on the upper side of the casing 25, thereby reducing the gas flow opening degree to the minimum flow opening degree and the maximum flow opening degree. It is comprised so that it may change into the flow opening degree between a flow opening degree, and a fully closed opening degree.
That is, when the movable plate 27 is moved in one direction along the gas amount adjustment moving direction, the flow opening degree gradually increases, and the movable plate 27 moves along the gas amount adjustment moving direction. By being operated to move in the other side direction, the opening degree of the flow is gradually reduced. Further, after the opening degree of the flow is adjusted to the minimum opening degree, the movable plate 27 continues to move in the other side direction. By being operated, the opening for gas flow is changed to a fully closed opening.

  Specifically, the movable plate 27 is rotatably supported around the rotation axis Z along the axial direction of the output shaft 18T of the stepping motor 18, and the rotation direction around the rotation axis Z is used for gas amount adjustment. The moving direction is configured to be rotated by a stepping motor 18.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the movable plate 27 is moved and operated in the CW direction along the clockwise direction as one side direction, whereby the opening degree of the flow is gradually increased. As the other side direction is moved in the CCW direction along the counterclockwise direction, the opening degree of the flow is gradually reduced, and further, after the opening degree of the flow is set to the minimum opening degree, the movable plate 27 continues. Is moved in the CCW direction along the counterclockwise direction, so that the gas flow opening degree is changed to the fully closed opening degree.

(Structure of flow control valve for stove)
When the flow control valve 16 is described further, the movable plate 27 is supported so as to be rotatable around the rotation axis Z while being in close contact with the lower surface of the fixed plate 26.
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a gas flow hole 27 </ b> A penetrating vertically is formed in the movable plate 27, and a gas flow communicating with the gas flow hole 27 </ b> A is formed on the upper surface of the movable plate 27. The concave groove 27B is formed along the circumferential direction in such a state that the groove 27B becomes narrower as it moves away from the gas flow hole 27A along the CW direction.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a gas outflow hole 26A penetrating vertically is formed in the fixed plate 26 at a position facing the gas flow hole 27A and the gas flow concave groove 27B formed in the movable plate 27. Has been.
And in the open state of the safety valve 20, it is comprised so that the gas which flows through the inside of the casing 25 may be guide | induced to the gas flow hole 27A.

  Therefore, in a state where the gas outflow hole 26A matches the gas flow hole 27A, the flow opening degree is the maximum flow opening degree, and the gas outflow hole 26A is the smallest part of the gas flow concave groove 27B. In such a state that the opening degree is the minimum opening degree, the opening degree is changed so that the gas outlet hole 26A has the gas outlet hole 27A and the gas outlet groove. In a state that does not match 27B, the opening for gas flow is configured to be a fully closed opening.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 8, arc-shaped adjustment holes 26 a centering on the rotation axis Z of the movable plate 27 are provided at two circumferential positions on the outer peripheral portion of the fixed plate 26.
As shown in FIG. 4, a tightening bolt 28 that is substantially screwed into the casing 25 is provided in a state of being inserted through the adjustment hole 26 a, and the fixing plate 26 is fixed to the casing 25 by fastening the tightening bolt 28. It is fixed to.
Accordingly, by loosening the tightening bolt 28 and rotating the fixing plate 26 around the rotation axis Z, the gas outflow hole 26A is rotated around the rotation axis Z of the gas flow hole 27A and the gas flow groove 27B. It is configured so that the position can be adjusted.

  That is, the opening degree for adjusting the opening degree when the output shaft 18T of the stepping motor 18 is rotated in the CCW direction to the rotation phase corresponding to the minimum heating power to the set appropriate opening degree corresponding to the minimum heating power. The adjusting means W is composed mainly of the adjusting hole 26a and the fastening bolt 28.

  Incidentally, in the present embodiment, 13A gas and LP gas are used as the fuel gas. Therefore, the minimum heating power adjusted by the opening degree adjusting means W is a low calorific value of 13A gas and LP gas. It is the minimum heating power of 13A gas which is the side gas.

(Composition of safety valve)
When the safety valve 20 is described further, as shown in FIG. 5, a cylindrical safety valve storage portion 25 </ b> A is provided on the side portion of the casing 25.
As shown in FIG. 4, in the safety valve storage portion 25A, the valve body 30 is provided so as to be switchable between a closed position where it contacts the valve seat 31 and an open position where it is separated from the valve seat 31, and the valve body 30 is closed. A closing biasing spring 32 that biases the position back is provided.
Further, a slide type operating body 33 for pressing the valve body 30 to the open position is provided in a state where the return spring 34 is urged to return to a non-operating position where the valve body 30 is not pressed.

Accordingly, the safety valve 20 is configured to be urged to return to the closed state where the valve body 30 contacts the valve seat 31 and is moved from the non-operation position to the existence side of the valve body 30. The body 33 is configured to be operated in an open state in which the valve body 30 is separated from the valve seat 31.
As described above, the valve body 30 pressed to the open position is held by the electromagnetic holding portion 20G, so that the safety valve 20 is held in the open state.

(Configuration of linkage mechanism)
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, in the casing 25, in addition to the flow control valve 16 and the safety valve 20, an opening operation position for pushing the safety valve 20 into an open state and the safety valve 20 in a closed state are provided. A safety valve operating body 35 that can be switched to the permissible closing operation allowable position and a relay body 36 that rotates the movable plate 27 are incorporated.

  That is, a support pin 37 is supported below the fixed plate 26 so as to extend downward along the axis of the output shaft 18T of the stepping motor 18, and the movable plate 27, the safety valve operating body 35, and the support pin 37 are supported on the support pin 37. The relay body 36 is rotatably supported with the relay body 36 positioned between the movable plate 27 and the safety valve operating body 35, and the lower end of the support pin 37 faces the lower side of the safety valve operating body 35. A receiving piece 38 is provided to prevent the falling off.

  The upper end portion of the output shaft 18T of the stepping motor 18 is fitted to the fitting portion 35B on the bottom portion of the safety valve operating body 35 so as to rotate integrally, and between the movable plate 27 and the relay body 36, both are connected. A coil spring 39 that biases toward the separated side is disposed.

As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 7, a linking pin 40 is provided in a protruding state 36 a provided in a state of protruding outward from a part of the outer peripheral portion of the relay body 36 so as to extend upward. In addition, an insertion hole 41 into which the upper end side portion of the linkage pin 40 is slidable up and down is formed in a protruding portion 27 a provided in a state of protruding outward from a part of the outer peripheral portion of the movable plate 27.
That is, the relay body 36 and the movable plate 27 are linked so as to be integrally rotated by the linkage pin 40 while being relatively movable in the direction of the rotation axis Z.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the belt-like locking protrusion 36 </ b> A that protrudes downward on the outer peripheral side portion of the bottom portion of the relay body 36 has a protruding height that is positioned on the CW direction side along the CW direction. Corresponding to this, an engaging groove 35A into which the locking projection 36A is engaged is formed in the safety valve operating body 35.
Further, as shown in FIG. 8, a stopper 42 that receives the protrusion 36 a provided on the outer peripheral portion of the relay body 36 is provided on the casing 25.

  As the output shaft 18T rotates counterclockwise in the CCW direction, when the safety valve operating body 35 rotates in the CCW direction, the protrusion 36a provided on the outer peripheral portion of the relay body 36 becomes the stopper 42. When it is received, the latching protrusion 36A of the relay body 36 is in a state of riding on the upper surface side of the safety valve operating body 35, and the safety valve operating body 35 is configured to be allowed to rotate in the CCW direction. (See FIG. 7B).

  When the safety valve operating body 35 rotates in the CW direction as the output shaft 18T rotates in the clockwise direction, the locking projection 36A of the relay body 36 engages with the engagement groove of the safety valve operating body 35. The relay body 36 is configured to rotate integrally with the safety valve operating body 35 by being pressed by the end face of 35A (see FIG. 7A).

  That is, when the safety valve operating body 35 rotates in the CCW direction to operate the safety valve 20 in the open state, the rotation of the relay body 36 is stopped, thereby preventing the movable plate 27 from rotating in the CCW direction. When the safety valve operating body 35 rotates in the CW direction, the movable plate 27 is configured to rotate in the CW direction by the relay body 36 rotating together with the safety valve operating body 35.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 8, the safety valve operating body 35 includes a locking arm 35 a that locks and moves the slide type operating body 33 positioned at the non-operating position to the side where the valve body 30 exists. Thus, when the output shaft 18T rotates in the CCW direction from the set reference rotation phase A (see FIG. 6), the slide type operating body 33 positioned at the non-operating position is locked and moved to the existence side of the valve body 30. (See FIG. 9).

  That is, the linkage mechanism R that links the output shaft 18T of the stepping motor 18 with the movable plate 27 and the safety valve operating body 35 is mainly configured with the relay body 36, the linkage pin 40, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 8, in the linkage mechanism R, when the output shaft 18T rotates to the set reference rotation phase A (see FIG. 6), the gas flow opening degree of the stove flow rate adjustment valve 16A becomes the fully closed opening degree. In this way, the output shaft 18T, the movable plate 27, and the safety valve operating body 35 are linked so that the movable plate 27 is operated and the safety valve operating body 35 is operated to the closing operation allowable position. .
Incidentally, when the output shaft 18T rotates to the set reference rotation phase A, the protrusion 36a of the relay body 36 is separated from the stopper 42.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the linkage mechanism R opens the gas flow opening when the output shaft 18T rotates in the forward and reverse directions within the one rotation range (the CW direction side range) from the set reference rotation phase A. In order to change the degree to a flow opening between the minimum flow opening and the previous maximum flow opening, the movable plate 27 is moved forward and backward along the moving direction for adjusting the gas amount, and FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, when the output shaft 18T rotates from the set reference rotation phase A to the other side range in the rotational direction (range on the CCW direction side), the movable plate is moved to a position where the gas flow opening degree becomes the fully closed opening degree. 27, the output shaft 18T and the movable plate 27 are linked to each other.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the linkage mechanism R maintains the safety valve operating body 35 at the closing operation allowable position when the output shaft 18T rotates to one side range (CW direction side range).
Then, as shown in FIG. 9, the linkage mechanism R rotates to the safety valve operating phase F (see FIG. 6) on the side away from the set reference rotation phase A in the other side range (CCW direction side range). In this case, the output shaft 18T and the safety valve operating body 35 are linked to operate the safety valve operating body 35 to the opening operation position.

  The opening position of the safety valve operating body 35 is a state in which the safety valve operating body 35 is rotated in a phase range in which the locking arm 35a locks and moves the sliding operation body 33. The closing operation allowable position of the body 35 is a state in which the safety valve operating body 35 is rotated in a phase range in which the locking arm 35 a does not lock the sliding operation body 33.

(About the rotation phase of the output shaft)
FIG. 6 shows a state in which the output shaft 18T rotates to the set reference rotation phase A, and the gas outflow hole 26A of the fixed plate 26 matches the gas flow hole 27A and the gas flow concave groove 27B. It is in a state that does not.

In FIG. 6, the rotation phase indicated by B is a rotation phase (hereinafter, abbreviated as “minimum flow phase”) that sets the flow opening degree to the minimum flow opening degree. This is the rotational phase to achieve the minimum target heating power.
The rotation phase indicated by C is a rotation phase (hereinafter, abbreviated as 13A minimum flow phase) that makes the minimum target heating power when 13A gas is used as gas fuel. Incidentally, the flow opening degree in the 13A minimum flow phase C is adjusted by the opening degree adjusting means W described above.
The rotational phase indicated by D is a rotational phase (hereinafter, abbreviated as “maximum flow phase”) that sets the flow opening to the maximum flow opening, and is maximum when LP gas and 13A gas are used as gas fuel. This is the rotational phase that makes the target thermal power.
A rotation phase indicated by E is a rotation phase (hereinafter referred to as an ignition rotation phase) for setting a flow opening degree when the combustor 1 is ignited when 13A gas is used as gas fuel.

  The relative positional relationship between the gas outflow hole 26A, the gas flow hole 27A, and the gas flow concave groove 27B in the rotational phase indicated by B is the position of the gas outflow hole 26A indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. Is a position as it is, and is a positional relationship in which only the movable plate 27 is rotated in the CCW direction by 22 degrees from the figure, and the gas outflow hole 26A, the gas flow hole 27A, and the gas flow groove 27B in the rotation phase indicated by C The relative positional relationship of FIG. 6 is the positional relationship in which the position of the gas outflow hole 26A indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 6 is left as it is, and only the movable plate 27 is rotated in the CCW direction by 90 degrees from the figure. The relative positional relationship between the gas outflow hole 26A, the gas flow hole 27A, and the gas flow concave groove 27B in the rotational phase indicated by D is the position of the gas outflow hole 26A indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. In this position, only the movable plate 27 is rotated in the CCW direction by 240 degrees from the figure, and the gas outflow hole 26A, the gas flow hole 27A, and the gas flow concave groove 27B in the rotation phase indicated by E The relative positional relationship is a positional relationship in which only the movable plate 27 is rotated in the CCW direction by 165 degrees from the drawing with the position of the gas outflow hole 26A indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 6 as it is.

The rotational phase indicated by G is a rotational phase indicating the rotational limit of the output shaft 18T in the CCW direction (hereinafter abbreviated as CCW direction limit), and the rotational phase indicated by H is the rotational limit of the output shaft 18T in the CW direction. Is a rotational phase (hereinafter abbreviated as CW direction limit).
The CCW direction limit G is configured to be achieved by receiving an operating body 33 for operating the safety valve 20 in an open state by a receiving body 43 (see FIG. 8) provided in the safety valve housing portion 25A. .
The CW direction limit H is achieved by the protrusion 36a being received by the above-described stopper 42 when the relay body 36 rotates in the CW direction (see FIG. 10).

  In FIG. 6, when the set reference rotation phase A is 0 degree, the CW direction is a positive angle, and the CCW direction is a negative angle, the minimum conduction phase B is from the set reference rotation phase A. The minimum flow phase C for 13A is a phase rotated 90 degrees from the set reference rotation phase A, and the maximum flow phase D is a phase rotated 240 degrees from the set reference rotation phase A. Yes, the ignition rotation phase E is a phase rotated 165 degrees from the set reference rotation phase A, and the safety valve operation phase F is a phase rotated −48 degrees from the set reference rotation phase A.

  The CCW direction limit G is a phase rotated −70 degrees from the set reference rotation phase A, and the CW direction limit H is a phase rotated 280 degrees (−80 degrees) from the set reference rotation phase A.

Further, in FIG. 6, a range indicated by K is an undetectable range in which the potentiometer PM cannot be detected.
That is, the potentiometer PM has an angle corresponding to the rotational phase of the output shaft 18T between the phase rotated by 256.5 degrees from the set reference rotational phase A and the phase rotated by -76.55 degrees from the set reference rotational phase A. Is configured to detect.

(Gas fuel flow in the control unit for high thermal power)
Next, the flow of gas fuel in the high thermal power control unit VA will be described. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the gas inlet 44 is provided in the safety valve housing portion 25 </ b> A of the casing 25.
The gas that has flowed from the gas inlet portion 44 into the safety valve housing portion 25A flows through the formation portion of the valve seat 31 and flows into the casing 25 when the valve body 30 is located at the open position.

The gas flowing into the casing 25 flows to the lower side of the movable plate 27 through the location where the safety valve operating body 35 and the relay body 36 are arranged, and then through the gas flow hole 27A, the movable plate 27 and the fixed plate 26. Fluid during.
The gas flowing between the movable plate 27 and the fixed plate 26 flows out from the gas outflow hole 26A when the gas outflow hole 26A matches the gas flow hole 27A or the gas flow concave groove 27B. Become.
As shown in FIG. 4, a sealing O-ring 45 that suppresses the gas that has flowed inside the casing 25 from leaking to the presence side of the stepping motor 18 is provided at the insertion portion of the output shaft 18 </ b> T in the casing 25. , And is provided in a state of being fitted on the output shaft 18T.

(Contents stored in the operation control unit)
The operation control unit U rotates the output shaft 18T in the CCW direction as a relationship between the opening for gas flow of the flow control valve 16 and the rotation angle (rotation phase) with reference to the set reference rotation phase A of the output shaft 18T. In this state, the relationship between the opening for gas flow and the rotation angle (rotation phase) is stored.

That is, when the output shaft 18T is rotated from the safety valve operation phase F to the maximum flow phase D, and then the output shaft 18T is rotated from the maximum flow phase D to the safety valve operation phase F, the rotation angle (rotation phase) ) And the opening for gas flow were experimentally measured, and as shown in FIG. 11, it was found that, for example, a hysteresis of about 7 degrees exists due to the coupling flexibility (play) of the linkage mechanism R. did.
In the present embodiment, since such hysteresis exists, the relationship in the state where the output shaft 18T is rotated in the CCW direction is stored as the relationship between the gas flow opening degree and the rotation angle (rotation phase). did.

Further, although not shown, the operation control unit U is configured to store the relationship between the rotation angle (rotation phase) based on the set reference rotation phase A of the output shaft 18T and the output value of the potentiometer PM. .
Incidentally, the output of the potentiometer PM is, for example, 0.000 V at the CW direction limit H, 0.060 V at the CCW direction limit G, 0.260 V at the safety valve operation phase F, and 0. 0 at the set reference rotation phase A. 690V, 0.892V at the minimum flow phase B, 1.500V at the minimum flow phase C for 13A, and 2.850V at the maximum flow phase D.
“V” is an abbreviation for bolt.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the operation control unit U determines the relationship between the heating power at each stage and the rotation angle (rotation phase) with respect to the set reference rotation phase A of the output shaft 18T for the 13A gas as the target heating power. Is stored as opening degree change information that defines the relationship between the magnitude of the gas flow and the opening degree, and similarly, the rotational angle of LP gas based on the heating power of each stage and the set reference rotation phase A of the output shaft 18T ( The relationship with the rotation phase is stored as opening degree change information that defines the relationship between the magnitude of the target heating power and the flow opening degree.

  The opening change information for 13A gas is determined between the minimum flow phase C for 13A and the maximum flow phase D, and the opening change information for LP gas is the minimum flow phase B. And the maximum flow phase D.

(Stepping motor control)
The operation control unit U is configured with a microcomputer as a main part, and as described above, a fire extinguishing command, an ignition command, and a thermal power adjustment command (thermal power increase command, thermal power decrease command) for each of the three combustors 1. In this case, the combustion of the combustor 1 is controlled. Based on the fire extinguishing command, the ignition command, the thermal power control command, and the detection information of the potentiometer PM in order to control the combustion of the combustor 1. Thus, it functions as a motor control unit that controls the operation of the stepping motor 18.

Next, the control operation of the stepping motor 18 will be described, but the control for the three stove stepping motors 18A, 18B, and 18C is performed in the same manner.
In addition, it is assumed that 13A gas is set with the gas type setting switch GE.

The operation control unit U energizes the stepping motor 18 when moving the movable plate 27, but stops the energization of the stepping motor 18 when the movable plate 27 is not moved. It is comprised so that the action | operation of 18 may be controlled.
That is, as shown in FIG. 12, the stepping motor 18 of the present embodiment is configured in a two-phase excitation type, and when the stepping motor 18 is driven, a pulse current is supplied to the A pole and the B pole. However, when the stepping motor 18 is stopped, the energization of the pulse current is stopped.

FIG. 13 shows that in the ignition process described later, the stepping motor 18 is energized when the output shaft 18T is rotated in the CCW direction from the set reference rotation phase A toward the safety valve operating phase F and then rotated in the CW direction. It shows the pulse current.
As shown in FIG. 13, when the operation control unit U rotates the output shaft 18T to the safety valve operation phase F in the ignition process, the operation control unit U stops the rotation of the output shaft 18T and the output shaft 18T is driven by an external force. An output shaft holding process for energizing the stepping motor 18 with a stop holding current for checking the rotation for a set hold time is executed.

  Further, in the ignition process, the operation control unit U has a higher speed for rotating the output shaft 18T after execution of the output shaft holding process than the speed for rotating the output shaft 18T from the set reference rotation phase A to the safety valve operating phase. Thus, the excitation switching speed of the stepping motor 18 is controlled.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 15, the excitation switching speed is set to 200 PPS until reaching −20 degrees from the set reference rotation phase A, and from −20 degrees to the safety valve operation phase F (−48 degrees). The excitation switching speed is 150 PPS.
When the output shaft 18T is rotated after the output shaft holding process is executed, the excitation switching speed is first controlled after the excitation switching speed is changed to 300PPS and then the excitation switching speed is changed to 500PPS. ing.
Note that “PPS” is an abbreviation for pulse per second.

(Open loop control)
Further, the operation control unit U manages the number of pulses applied to the stepping motor 18 based on the state in which the output shaft 18T is rotated to the set reference rotation phase A, and changes the rotation direction of the stepping motor 18. Is configured to drive the stepping motor 18 by determining the number of pulses to be applied to the stepping motor 18 in order to move the movable plate 27 in the form of adding a preset number of pulses for play correction. Yes.

  That is, the operation control unit U rotates the output shaft 18T to the set reference rotation phase A while rotating the output shaft 18T in the CCW direction when a fire extinguishing command is instructed or abnormality occurrence information is input, as will be described later. Since the detection information of the potentiometer PM is used for positioning to the set reference rotation phase A, the output shaft 18T is set to the set reference during the period from the start of the ignition process to the end of the fire extinguishing process as the operation start. The number of pulses to be applied to the stepping motor 18 is determined based on the stored information stored as described above and the angle at which the output shaft 18T of the stepping motor 18 rotates in one step, based on the state rotated to the rotational phase A. The stepping motor 18 is configured to be driven.

  That is, the operation control unit U basically starts from the ignition process until the fire extinguishing process ends, and basically, based on the angle at which the output shaft 18T rotates in one step and the stored information, the stepping motor 18 The stepping motor 18 is driven in a so-called open-loop control mode that determines the number of pulses applied to.

In other words, the stepping motor 18 of this embodiment rotates 0.395 degrees in one step.
Therefore, when the output shaft 18T is rotated from the set reference rotation phase A to the safety valve operation phase F (−48 degrees), the 122 steps obtained by dividing 48 by 0.395 are the required number of steps (application Stepping motor 18 is driven in the CCW direction.

  When the output shaft 18T rotated from the set reference rotation phase A to the safety valve operation phase F is rotated from the safety valve operation phase F (−48 degrees) to the ignition rotation phase E (165 degrees), 48 and 165 are used. 557 steps obtained by dividing 213 by adding 0.395 to 0.395 and adding 18 steps obtained by dividing 7 degrees of play of linkage mechanism R by 0.395 to obtain 557 steps. The stepping motor 18 is driven in the CW direction by determining (number of pulses to be applied).

For example, when the output shaft 18T rotated from the safety valve operating phase F to the ignition rotation phase E is rotated from the ignition rotation phase E (165 degrees) to the maximum conduction phase (240 degrees), 240 75 is obtained by dividing 75 by 165 by 0.395 as the required number of steps (number of pulses to be applied), and the stepping motor 18 is driven in the CW direction.
For example, when the output shaft 18T rotated from the safety valve operation phase F to the ignition rotation phase E is rotated from the ignition rotation phase E (165 degrees) to the 13A minimum flow phase C (90 degrees). Is 208 steps obtained by adding 18 steps obtained by dividing 75 degrees of linkage mechanism R by 0.395 to 190 steps obtained by subtracting 90 from 165 by 0.395. Therefore, the stepping motor 18 is driven in the CCW direction by determining the required number of steps (number of pulses to be applied).

  Incidentally, the operation control unit U manages the number of pulses applied to the stepping motor 18 on the basis of the state in which the output shaft 18T is rotated to the set reference rotation phase A, in order to move and operate the movable plate 27. The number of pulses applied to 18 is determined by positioning the output shaft 18T to a target while rotating the output shaft 18T to the set reference rotation phase A based on detection information of the potentiometer PM by phase adjustment processing described later. When rotating to the rotational phase, it simply means determining the number of pulses required to rotate the output shaft 18T by a target amount.

  The number of pulses required to rotate the output shaft 18T by the target amount, that is, the number of pulses applied to the stepping motor 18 is, as described above, the output shaft 18T rotated in one step in the present embodiment. It is determined based on the relationship between the angle and the heating power at each stage and the rotation angle (rotation phase) with reference to the set reference rotation phase A of the output shaft 18T.

  In determining the number of pulses required to rotate the output shaft 18T by a target amount, that is, the number of pulses applied to the stepping motor 18, the output shaft 18T is rotated to the rotational phase corresponding to the heating power at each stage. Pulse setting information in which the required number of pulses is determined with reference to the set reference rotation phase A is stored as opening change information that defines the relationship between the target heating power magnitude and the flow opening, and the stored pulses The number of pulses applied to the stepping motor 18 may be determined by calculating the number.

(Phase adjustment processing)
Further, when the operation control unit U operates the stepping motor 18 so that the output shaft 18T becomes the set reference rotation phase A, the operation shaft U moves from the set reference rotation phase A based on the detection information of the potentiometer PM. When it is determined that there is a deviation, the phase adjustment process for driving the stepping motor 18 so as to rotate the output shaft 18T to the set reference rotation phase A is executed.

  That is, when the output value of the potentiometer PM (0.690 V) when the output shaft 18T becomes the set reference rotation phase A and when the stepping motor 18 is operated so that the output shaft 18T becomes the set reference rotation phase A. When the current value of the potentiometer PM deviates by more than the set range, the stepping motor 18 is driven so as to rotate the output shaft 18T to the set reference rotation phase A.

Since the stepping motor 18 of this embodiment rotates 0.395 degrees in one step, the above setting range is set as a range larger than +0.395 degrees and smaller than −0.395 degrees. ing.
If the output shaft 18T exceeds the set reference rotation phase A, the output shaft 18T is once rotated in the CW direction to return to the front side of the set reference rotation phase A, and then the set reference rotation phase A. Rotate in the CCW direction toward

  That is, the operation control unit U moves the movable plate 27 in such a manner that the number of pulses applied to the stepping motor 18 is managed based on the state in which the output shaft 18T rotates to the set reference rotation phase A as described above. Since the stepping motor 18 is driven in a so-called open loop control mode in which the number of pulses applied to the stepping motor 18 is determined and the stepping motor 18 is driven, the output shaft 18T is set to the set reference rotation phase A. When rotating, if the rotation phase of the output shaft 18T is deviated from the set reference rotation phase A based on the detection information of the potentiometer PM, the output shaft 18T is corrected to the set reference rotation phase A. Will do.

(Combustion control of operation control unit)
Next, although the combustion control of the operation control unit U will be described, the control contents for each of the three stove burners 1 are the same, and therefore, in the following description, the stove burner 1 will be described as being a high thermal power burner 1A. .
In addition, it is assumed that 13A gas is set with the gas type setting switch GE.

  The operation control unit U performs, as basic control with respect to the combustor 1, an ignition process executed based on the ignition command, a fire extinguishing process executed based on the fire extinguishing command, and a thermal power adjustment process executed based on the thermal power adjustment command. In addition, when the abnormality occurrence information is input, the fire extinguishing process is executed.

  Incidentally, the abnormality occurrence information refers to the case where the ignition detection sensor J detects that the combustor 1 is extinguished even though the combustor 1 is burning, or the cooking container heated by the combustor 1. This is the case when an abnormally high temperature is detected by a temperature detection sensor PS (see FIG. 1) that detects the temperature.

(Ignition processing)
As shown in FIG. 15, the ignition process is performed by operating the safety valve operating body 35 to the opening operation position, then operating the safety valve operating body 35 to the closing operation allowable position, and setting the gas flow opening degree for ignition. A process for operating the stepping motor 18 to change to a flow opening degree corresponding to the magnitude of the thermal power, and energizing the electromagnetic holding part 20G to hold the safety valve 20 in an open state to operate the ignition igniter L. In addition, it is a process of executing a process of detecting ignition by the ignition detection sensor J.

In this ignition process, when the original electromagnetic valve 15 is closed, an operation of opening the original electromagnetic valve 15 is performed.
When the original solenoid valve 15 is opened, first, a large current for adsorption and a small current for holding are energized, and then the energization of the large current for adsorption is stopped.

Specifically, the operation process of the stepping motor 18 in the ignition process is such that after the output shaft 18T is rotated from the set reference rotation phase A to the safety valve operation phase F, the gas flow opening is set to the magnitude of the ignition thermal power. In order to obtain a corresponding opening degree, processing for operating the output shaft 18T to the ignition rotation phase E is executed.
Incidentally, when the output shaft 18T is rotated from the set reference rotation phase A to the safety valve operation phase F, as described above, the output shaft holding process for energizing the stepping motor 18 for the set hold time is executed. Will be.

(Thermal power adjustment processing)
The thermal power adjustment process is a process of changing to a flow opening degree corresponding to the magnitude of the instructed target thermal power when a thermal power control command is commanded after execution of the ignition process. While rotating the output shaft 18T between the minimum flow phase C and the maximum flow phase D, the gas flow opening is changed to a flow opening corresponding to the target heating power.

Incidentally, in FIG. 15, when the output shaft 18T is rotated from the ignition rotation phase E to the maximum flow phase D, the output shaft 18T is rotated from the ignition rotation phase E to the 13A minimum flow phase C. After that, the case where the heating force 8 is rotated to the eighth stage is illustrated, and when the rotation direction of the output shaft 18T is changed, the number of pulses applied to the stepping motor 18 to move the movable plate 27 is It is determined in a form in which the number of pulses for play correction is added.
When the output shaft 18T is rotated to the 13A minimum flow phase C, a high-accuracy adjustment process described later is executed.

  In the present embodiment, the thermal power adjustment process is configured to execute a high-precision adjustment process, an abnormality countermeasure process, a preliminary countermeasure process, and an initialization process. Details of each process will be described later. To do.

(Fire extinguishing process)
The fire extinguishing process is a process of changing the gas flow opening to the fully closed opening when a fire extinguishing command is issued. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 16, the output shaft 18T is set to the set reference rotation phase A. The process of rotating the safety valve 20 and the process of closing the safety valve 20 are executed.
Incidentally, when the output shaft 18T is rotated to the set reference rotation phase A when it is determined that the output shaft 18T is deviated from the set reference rotation phase A, the output shaft 18T is set to the set reference rotation as described above. A phase adjustment process for driving the stepping motor 18 to rotate to the phase A is executed.

  Specifically, the operation process of the stepping motor 18 in the fire extinguishing process is, specifically, when the rotation phase of the output shaft 18T is on the CW direction side with respect to the set reference rotation phase A, first, the output shaft 18T is moved to the minimum passage for 13A. Then, the rotation of the output shaft 18T to the set reference rotation phase A is executed, and the rotation phase of the output shaft 18T is closer to the CCW direction side than the set reference rotation phase A. In some cases, a process of rotating the output shaft 18T to the set reference rotation phase A is executed.

Then, when the rotation phase of the output shaft 18T is on the CW direction side with respect to the set reference rotation phase A, the operation control unit U detects ignition when rotating the output shaft 18T to the 13A minimum flow phase C. When fire extinguishing is not detected by the sensor J, a safety valve failure determination process for determining that the safety valve 20 is in failure is executed.
In addition, after the safety valve failure determination process is executed, the original solenoid valve 15 is closed when the other stove burner 1 or grill burner 2 is not used.

  In addition, when the rotation phase of the output shaft 18T is on the CCW direction side with respect to the set reference rotation phase A, the operation control unit U first outputs an output when rotating the output shaft 18T to the set reference rotation phase A. The shaft 18T is rotated in the CW direction until the rotation phase of the shaft 18T exceeds the set reference rotation phase A, and then the output shaft 18T is rotated in the CCW direction until the rotation phase of the output shaft 18T reaches the set reference rotation phase A.

This fire extinguishing process is also executed when abnormality occurrence information is input. In the fire extinguishing process corresponding to this abnormality occurrence information, the rotation phase of the output shaft 18T is higher than the set reference rotation phase A. In both the case where the output shaft 18T is on the CW direction side and the case where the rotation phase of the output shaft 18T is on the CCW direction side with respect to the set reference rotation phase A, processing for immediately rotating the output shaft 18T to the set reference rotation phase A is executed. In addition, the original solenoid valve 15 is immediately closed.
Incidentally, in the fire extinguishing process, since the output shaft 18T is rotated to the set reference rotation phase A, the safety valve operating body 35 is operated to the closing operation allowable position.

(Flow of combustion control)
The flow of combustion control will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG.
First, it is determined whether or not the burner 1 is in combustion (# 1), and when it is determined that it is not in combustion, it is determined whether or not the ignition process is being performed (# 2). In step S3, it is determined whether or not an ignition command is commanded by operating the operation tool 6 (# 3). If the command is not commanded, the process proceeds to # 1.

When it is determined that the ignition command is instructed by the process of # 3, an ignition process for igniting the combustor 1 is executed (# 4), and then the process proceeds to # 1.
If it is determined that the ignition process is being performed by the process of # 2, it is determined whether or not a fire extinguishing command is commanded by operating the operation tool 6 (# 5). Shifts to the process of # 4, and when the fire extinguishing command is instructed, the process shifts to the fire extinguishing process of # 6.

When it is determined by the processing of # 1 that combustion is in progress, it is determined whether or not an abnormal state such as the burner 1 has extinguished has occurred (# 7). Transition to processing.
If it is determined in step # 7 that no abnormality has occurred, it is determined whether or not a fire extinguishing command is commanded by operating the operation tool 6 (# 8). 6 will be transferred to the fire extinguishing process.
Further, it is determined whether or not the thermal power adjustment process is being performed (# 9). When the thermal power adjustment process is being performed or when it is determined that the thermal power adjustment command has been commanded (# 10), the thermal power adjustment process (# 11). Will be executed.

(High precision adjustment processing)
As described above, the operation control unit U basically drives the stepping motor 18 in an open loop control mode. However, when the setting start condition is satisfied when the stepping motor 18 is driven, It is configured to execute high-precision adjustment processing.

That is, the operation control unit U determines that the setting start condition is satisfied when the output shaft 18T is rotated in the CCW direction and rotated to the rotation phase corresponding to the minimum heating power (13A minimum flow phase C). It is configured as follows.
Then, as a high-precision adjustment process, when the actual rotational phase of the output shaft 18T is a set amount before the target rotational phase (13A minimum flow phase C), the stepping motor 18 is temporarily stopped, and then the potentiometer Based on the PM detection information, the number of correction pulses applied to the stepping motor 18 is determined so that the actual rotation phase becomes the target rotation phase (minimum flow phase C for 13A), and the correction pulse number is applied to the stepping motor 18 It is comprised so that the process to perform may be performed.

Specifically, when the actual rotational phase of the output shaft 18T is a set amount before the target rotational phase (13A minimum flow phase C), the output shaft 18T is moved to the target rotational phase (13A minimum flow phase). The stepping motor 18 is temporarily stopped at a stage before the set number of steps (for example, 36 steps) from the number of steps required to rotate to C).
Then, a subtracted value obtained by subtracting the detected value (0.892 V) of the potentiometer PM corresponding to the target rotational phase (13A minimum flow phase C) from the current detected value of the potentiometer PM is obtained, and the subtracted value is 0.395. To obtain a correction pulse, and then the number of correction pulses is applied to the stepping motor 18 to rotate the output shaft 18T to the target rotation phase (minimum flow phase C for 13A) (FIG. 15). reference).

  That is, since the operation control unit U drives the stepping motor 18 in the open loop type control mode as described above, even if the rotational phase of the output shaft 18T is deviated for some reason, the output is output. The shaft 18T is configured to be able to accurately rotate to a rotational phase (13A minimum flow phase C) corresponding to the minimum thermal power.

(Abnormality countermeasure processing)
Further, when the operation control unit U determines that the detected value (output value) of the potentiometer PM is not in the normal range (0.000 to 3.000 V), the operation control unit U sets the output shaft 18T in the CW direction as the reference rotation direction. Therefore, a predetermined number of pulses for abnormality countermeasures is applied to the stepping motor 18 in order to rotate the rotation phase so that the rotation phase is one side range (CW direction side range) of the set reference rotation phase A. When the abnormality countermeasure process is executed, the valve closing operation process for closing the safety valve 20 and the original electromagnetic valve 15 is executed.

That is, the operation control unit U determines whether or not the detected value (output value) of the potentiometer PM is within the normal range every time the operation of the stepping motor 18 is completed in order to execute the thermal power adjustment process. It is configured as follows.
Then, when the operation control unit U determines that the detected value (output value) of the potentiometer PM is an abnormality that is not in the normal range, the operation control unit U uses a predetermined abnormality countermeasure to rotate the output shaft 18T by 90 degrees in the CW direction. The set number of pulses is applied to the stepping motor 18, and the safety valve 20 and the original electromagnetic valve 15 are closed and operated to stop the combustion of the burner 1.

  The set number of pulses for abnormality countermeasure is set as the number of pulses required to rotate the output shaft 18T by 90 degrees in the CW direction, and the rotational phase of the output shaft 18T is more than the set reference rotational phase A. Even in the other side range (CCW direction side range) on the CCW direction side, the rotational phase of the output shaft 18T becomes one side range (CW direction side range) on the CW direction side with respect to the set reference rotational phase A. It is the number of pulses necessary for the rotation.

When the rotational phase of the output shaft 18T becomes one side range (CW direction side range) on the CW direction side with respect to the set reference rotational phase A, the safety valve operating body 35 becomes the valve closing operation allowable position. It will be operated to the closed state accurately.
That is, when it is determined that the detection value (output value) of the potentiometer PM is not in the normal range, the safety valve 20 and the original electromagnetic valve 15 are closed to prevent gas leakage.

Incidentally, in the present embodiment, the abnormality countermeasure process is executed after the preliminary countermeasure process is executed, as will be described later.
When it is determined that the detected value (output value) of the potentiometer PM is not in the normal range, an alarm lamp or the like is activated to notify the user that it is in an abnormal state.

(Preliminary countermeasure processing)
The angle obtained by adding the one side range (CW direction side range) and the other side range (CCW direction side range), that is, the angle between the safety valve operating phase F and the maximum flow phase D is as described above. As is clear from the description, the angle is smaller than 360 degrees, and the potentiometer PM deviates from the one side range (CW direction side range) and the other side range (CCW direction side range) as described above. In this case, the rotational phase of the output shaft 18T is not detectable in a part of the range (undetectable range K).

  The operation control unit U determines whether or not the detected value (output value) of the potentiometer PM is within the normal range every time the operation of the stepping motor 18 is completed to execute the thermal power adjustment process. When it is determined that the detected value (output value) is an abnormality that is not in the normal range, a preliminary countermeasure process is executed.

In the preparatory measure process, when it is assumed that the rotational phase of the output shaft 18T is in the above-mentioned partial range (undetectable range K), the rotational phase is in the above-mentioned one side range (CW direction side range). In this process, a predetermined number of preparatory countermeasure setting pulses is applied to the stepping motor 18 in order to rotate the output shaft in the direction opposite to the reference rotation direction (CCW direction).
Incidentally, the number of preparatory countermeasure setting pulses is determined as the number of pulses necessary to rotate the output shaft 18T by 180 degrees.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the number of preparatory countermeasure setting pulses is applied to the stepping motor 18 and the output shaft 18T is rotated, the detection value (output value) of the potentiometer PM is read at a set sampling interval, When the detection value (output value) of the potentiometer PM returns to the normal range, the stepping motor 18 is stopped at that time.

  When the operation control unit U determines that the detected value (output value) of the potentiometer PM is not within the normal range after the execution of the preliminary countermeasure process, the operation control unit U executes the above-described abnormality countermeasure process.

When the operation control unit U determines that the detected value (output value) of the potentiometer PM is within the normal range after the execution of the preparatory measure process, the operation control unit U performs stepping to rotate the output shaft 18T to the set reference rotation phase. It is configured to control the operation of the motor 18.
Specifically, the stepping motor 18 is operated by determining the number of steps necessary to rotate the angle corresponding to the current rotation phase of the output shaft 18T and the set reference rotation phase A.
When the output shaft 18T is rotated to the set reference rotation phase, the above-described phase adjustment process is executed.

  That is, when the detected value (output value) of the potentiometer PM is not in the normal range, when the rotational phase of the output shaft 18T is in the above-described partial range (undetectable range K) by executing the preliminary countermeasure process, the normal state Therefore, when the detected value (output value) of the potentiometer PM is not in the normal range, the user-friendliness is improved as compared with the case where the abnormality countermeasure process is immediately executed.

(Initialization process)
Further, every time the operation control unit U finishes operating the stepping motor 18 to execute the thermal power adjustment process, it is determined whether or not the detected value (output value) of the potentiometer PM is within the normal range. When the detected value (output value) is within the normal range, but there is a difference greater than the set amount with respect to the predicted value predicted as a result of executing the thermal power adjustment process, the reference rotation direction (CW direction) ) Is rotated in the reverse direction (CCW direction), and is configured to execute an initialization process for operating the stepping motor 18 to rotate the output shaft 18T to the set reference rotation phase A.

The operation control unit U is configured to close and operate the safety valve 20 when executing the initialization process, and the control burner 1 is extinguished by operating the alarm lamp or the like and executing the initialization process. It is notified that it is in a state.
When the output shaft 18T is rotated to the set reference rotation phase, the above-described phase adjustment process is executed.

  The predicted value described above is a value that the operation control unit U stores in advance according to the magnitude of the target heating power, and the stepping motor 18 of the present embodiment rotates 0.395 degrees in one step. Therefore, the case where there is a difference greater than the above-mentioned set amount is a case where the predicted value and the detected value (output value) are separated by several times (for example, twice or more) 0.395 degrees. .

  In other words, if the detected value (output value) is significantly different from the predicted value when the thermal power adjustment process is executed, the cooking is performed with a thermal power that is significantly different from the target thermal power by executing the initialization process. To avoid being done.

[Another embodiment]
Hereinafter, other embodiments are listed.

(1) In the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a gas stove having three stove burners 1 has been exemplified. For example, the present invention is applied to a gas stove having one stove burner 1, etc. The form of the gas stove to which the present invention is applied can be variously changed.

(2) In the above embodiment, the stepping motor 18 is exemplified as the electric motor for moving the movable plate 27. However, various electric motors such as a DC motor can be used, and in this case, the potentiometer is detected. The operation of the electric motor is controlled in a feedback type control form that uses information as feedback information.

(3) In the above embodiment, the case where the movable plate 27 rotates around the rotation axis Z and the flow rate adjusting valve 16 as the gas amount adjusting unit is configured is illustrated. The present invention can also be applied to a gas amount adjusting unit that is set in a direction along a straight line and in which the movable plate 27 slides.

(4) In the above embodiment, the case of selecting and using 13A city gas and LP gas as the type of gas fuel has been exemplified, but the present invention can also be applied to the case of using other types of gas fuel. Is.
And you may implement in the form which makes the kind of gas fuel to select and use three or more types exist.

(5) In the above embodiment, the case where the set reference rotation phase A of the output shaft 18T is set to the rotation phase for operating the gas flow opening to the fully closed opening is exemplified. The gas flow opening in the set reference rotation phase A can be variously changed, for example, the phase A is set to a rotation phase corresponding to the minimum flow opening in the flow rate adjusting valve 16 as the gas amount adjusting unit.

(6) In the above-described embodiment, the case where the safety valve 20 that is operated to be opened by the stepping motor 18 is illustrated. However, the safety valve 20 may not be provided.
In this case, rotating the output shaft 18T toward the CCW direction side with respect to the set reference rotation phase A is omitted.

(7) In the above embodiment, the potentiometer PM is exemplified as the rotation phase detection means, but various detection sensors such as an absolute rotary encoder can be used for the rotation phase detection means.

16 Gas amount adjustment unit 26 Fixed plate 27 Movable plate 18 Electric motor A Setting reference rotation phase GE Gas type setting unit M Combustion state setting unit PM Rotation phase detection means U Motor control unit W Opening adjustment means Z Rotation axis

Claims (7)

By moving the movable plate in the moving direction for gas amount adjustment with respect to the fixed plate, the opening degree for gas flow is the opening degree between the minimum opening degree and the maximum opening degree, and the fully closed opening degree. A gas amount adjusting unit to be changed to,
An electric motor for moving the movable plate in the gas amount adjusting moving direction;
Based on the setting information of the combustion state setting unit instructing the magnitude of the target thermal power and the combustion stop, the gas flow opening is changed to the flow opening corresponding to the instructed target thermal power, And a combustion gas amount control device provided with a motor control unit for controlling the operation of the electric motor so as to change the opening for gas flow to the fully closed opening in response to an instruction to stop combustion. ,
The gas amount adjusting unit gradually decreases or increases the flow opening as the movable plate moves in the gas amount adjusting moving direction. Configured to continuously change between the flow opening degree,
When the motor control unit is instructed about the magnitude of the target heating power, the gas type setting information of the gas type setting unit for setting which type of gas fuel is used, and the plurality of types of gas For each of the fuels, based on the opening change information that defines the relationship between the magnitude of the designated target thermal power and the flow opening, the gas flow opening corresponding to the designated target thermal power It is configured to control the operation of the electric motor in order to change to the opening degree .
The gas amount adjusting unit is
When the movable plate is moved in one direction along the gas amount adjustment moving direction, the flow opening gradually increases, and the movable plate follows the gas amount adjustment moving direction. Is configured to gradually reduce the flow opening degree by being operated to move in the other side direction, and
The rotation phase corresponding to the minimum heating power of the gas fuel on the low calorific value side of the plurality of types of gas fuel by rotating the output shaft of the electric motor in the rotation direction for moving the movable plate in the other side direction. An opening degree adjusting means for adjusting the opening degree when rotated to a proper setting opening degree corresponding to the minimum heating power for the gas fuel on the low calorific value side,
The combustion gas amount control device , wherein the opening degree adjusting means is means for moving and adjusting the fixed plate in the gas amount adjusting moving direction . By moving the movable plate in the moving direction for gas amount adjustment with respect to the fixed plate, the opening degree for gas flow is the opening degree between the minimum opening degree and the maximum opening degree, and the fully closed opening degree. A gas amount adjusting unit to be changed to,
An electric motor for moving the movable plate in the gas amount adjusting moving direction;
Based on the setting information of the combustion state setting unit instructing the magnitude of the target thermal power and the combustion stop, the gas flow opening is changed to the flow opening corresponding to the instructed target thermal power, And a combustion gas amount control device provided with a motor control unit for controlling the operation of the electric motor so as to change the opening for gas flow to the fully closed opening in response to an instruction to stop combustion. ,
The gas amount adjusting unit gradually decreases or increases the flow opening as the movable plate moves in the gas amount adjusting moving direction. Configured to continuously change between the flow opening degree,
When the motor control unit is instructed about the magnitude of the target heating power, the gas type setting information of the gas type setting unit for setting which type of gas fuel is used, and the plurality of types of gas For each of the fuels, based on the opening change information that defines the relationship between the magnitude of the designated target thermal power and the flow opening, the gas flow opening corresponding to the designated target thermal power It is configured to control the operation of the electric motor in order to change to the opening degree.
The gas amount adjusting unit is
When the movable plate is moved in one direction along the gas amount adjustment moving direction, the flow opening gradually increases, and the movable plate follows the gas amount adjustment moving direction. Is configured to gradually reduce the flow opening degree by being operated to move in the other side direction, and
The rotation phase corresponding to the minimum heating power of the gas fuel on the low calorific value side of the plurality of types of gas fuel by rotating the output shaft of the electric motor in the rotation direction for moving the movable plate in the other side direction. An opening degree adjusting means for adjusting the opening degree when rotated to a proper setting opening degree corresponding to the minimum heating power for the gas fuel on the low calorific value side ,
The electric motor is a stepping motor;
Rotation phase detection means for detecting the rotation phase of the output shaft is provided,
The motor control unit is
When the number of pulses applied to the electric motor is managed on the basis of the state where the output shaft is rotated to the set reference rotation phase, and when the rotation direction of the electric motor is changed, a pre-set play correction The number of pulses is added, the number of pulses applied to the electric motor to move the movable plate is determined, and the electric motor is driven, and
When the electric motor is operated so that the output shaft is in the set reference rotation phase, the output shaft is deviated from the set reference rotation phase based on detection information of the rotation phase detecting means. discriminated case, the constructed combustion gas quantity braking GoSo location and to drive the electric motor to rotate said output shaft to said preset reference rotation phase. The opening adjustment means, combustion gas quantity system GoSo location according to claim 2 wherein the means for moving adjusting said fixing plate to the moving direction for adjusting the gas amount. The set reference rotation phase of the output shaft manipulates the gas flow opening to the fully closed opening.
The combustion gas amount control device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the combustion gas amount control device is set to a rotational phase . The gas amount adjusting unit gradually decreases the gas flow opening to the minimum flow opening of the flow opening by moving the movable plate in the other side direction, The combustion gas amount control device according to claim 4 , wherein when the movable plate is continuously moved in the other direction, the gas flow opening is changed to the fully closed opening . The motor control unit is abnormal when the occurrence information is input, so as to change the gas passage diverting opening to the full-closed, the claim is configured to control the operation of the electric motor 4 or 5. The combustion gas amount control device according to 5. The movable plate is rotatably supported around a rotation axis along the axis of the output shaft, and is rotated by the electric motor with the rotation direction around the rotation axis as the gas amount adjustment moving direction. The combustion gas amount control device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, which is configured to be operated .

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